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October 31, 1517 Martin Luther posts 95 Theses. In the Thesis he condemned excess of the catholic church, especially indulgences. it was written in German.
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The black death Originated in Asia, October 1, 1347. It kIlled 1/3 of Europes population. Also Weakens the catholic church.
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On July 14, 1497 he sailed from Lisbon, Portugal rounded the cape of good hope, and anchored at Malindi on the east coast of Africa. He becomes the first European to reach India Using the Atlantic. He died in Cochin from a sickness.
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set out for Spain in 1519, with five ships and only one returned three years later. First known Europeans to see the great ocean. He later was killed by a Philippine tribe
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On August 3rd, 1492 columbus sailed from Palos, Spain with three ships. He found his first piece of land which was an island in the Bahamas. It took him two month to find this island.
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in 1499 america was named after Amerigo Vespucci that traveled to "the new world" as everyone thought it was apart of Asia he new it wasn't. His accounts of the new world where reprinted in almost every European language.
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the Renaissance began in the 1300s. It began in the Italian city states. The renaissance is the rise of the modern world.
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The Mona Lisa was painted in 1503. The Mona Lisa is a oil painting. It currently hangs in Louvre.
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In 1534 act of supremacy established the church of anglican. His primary motive was to secure his tudor dynasty. the church of England broke with Rome because Pope clement VII wouldn't annul king henrys marriage.
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Michelangelo began painting in 1508. The sistine chapel is the large Papal chapel built within the vatican. Originally he never wanted anything to do with painting the chapel ceiling.
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Pizarro reached the inca town of Cajamarca in 1532. Then Pizarro defeated the Empire in 1533. Pizarro the later died in 1541.
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The council of trent was held between 1545 and 1563. It was held in Northern Italy. The council was one of the most important ecumenical councils to the catholics.
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The printing press was invented in 1440. He created this to have mass production of books. This had dramatic effects on european civilization.
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